An International Urogynecological Association (iuga) / International 1 Continence Society (ics) Joint Report on the Terminology for Reporting 2 Outcomes of Surgical Procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

A Review of the Joint Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Continence Society (ics) and the International Urogynecological Association (iuga)

The 40 annual meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and the 35 of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Center in Toronto, Canada. This was the third time that the ICS and IUGA have held a joint annual scientific meeting, a combined event that now takes place every five years. The total attendance in Toronto of 3525 beat a...

Joint Annual Meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS) and International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)

A classification of complications in urogynecology

The frequency of female pelvic floor reconstruction surgery with synthetic materials has been systematically rising for the last 30 years. Nowadays, they are widely used in urogynecology with a high cure rate, and a statistically significant better outcome compared to classical vaginal repair procedures. This type of operation progressed in some areas from an indication for recurrent prolapse t...

Pelvic mesh complications in women before and after the 2011 FDA public health notification.

OBJECTIVES On July 13, 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public health notification with concerns regarding vaginal mesh for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse. Our study compares the frequency and type of mesh complications related to female pelvic floor disorders presenting to our center before and after this notification. METHODS We performed a retrospective co...

Ultrasound in the quantification of female pelvic organ prolapse.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the use of ultrasound in the quantification of prolapse and compare findings with clinical assessments obtained in a blind study. METHODS In a prospective comparative clinical study, 145 patients referred for urogynecological assessment were examined clinically by one operator and by translabial ultrasound by another operator. RESULTS Clinical staging and Internationa...